Rig Veda 10.55.7: Mandala 10, Sukta 55, Mantra 7
Sukta 10.55
Devata: Indra (vajrī; Vṛtra-slayer) with the participation/manifestation of the Devāḥ as powers born from ṛta-work
Chandas: Trishtubh (likely; requires metrical verification)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
ऐभिर्ददे वृष्ण्या पौंस्यानि येभिरौक्षद्वृत्रहत्याय वज्री । ये कर्मणः क्रियमाणस्य मह्न ऋतेकर्ममुदजायन्त देवाः ॥
Transliteration
ā́bhir dadé vṛ́ṣṇyā paúṃsyāni yébhir aúkṣad vṛtra-hátyāya vajrī́ | yé kármaṇaḥ kriyámāṇasya máhnā ṛté-karmam úd ajāyanta devā́ḥ ||
Translation
これらによって彼は雄々しき男の力を授けた。これらによって金剛を執る者は、ヴリトラ（Vṛtra）殺しのために強大となった。なされつつある業の偉大さにより、神々は上へと生まれ、真理の行（ṛta-karman）へと起ち入った。
Word by Word
एभिःwith these
एभिः:
करण
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (प्रातिपदिक: एतद्)
ददेhe has given
ददे:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√दा (दाने)
वृष्ण्याbull-like, virile
वृष्ण्या:
कर्म (विशेष्य: पौंस्या॑नि)
TypeAdjective
Rootवृष्ण्य (प्रातिपदिक) < वृषन्
पौंस्या॑निmanly powers/deeds
पौंस्या॑नि:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootपौंस्य (प्रातिपदिक) < पुंस्
येभिःby which
येभिः:
करण
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (प्रातिपदिक)
औक्षत्he poured/sprinkled
औक्षत्:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√उक्ष् (सिञ्चने/वर्षणे)
वृत्रहत्या॑यfor the slaying of Vṛtra
वृत्रहत्या॑य:
सम्प्रदान (उद्देश्य)
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्रहत्या (प्रातिपदिक; वृत्र-हत्यā)
वज्रीthe wielder of the thunderbolt
वज्री:
कर्ता
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवज्रिन् (प्रातिपदिक) < वज्र
येwho
ये:
कर्ता
TypePronoun (relative)
Rootयद् (प्रातिपदिक)
कर्मणःof the work/rite
कर्मणः:
सम्बन्ध (genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
क्रियमाणस्यbeing done, in progress
क्रियमाणस्य:
सम्बन्ध (विशेष्य: कर्मणः)
TypeParticiple
Root√कृ (करणे) → क्रियमाण (कृदन्त, वर्तमान कर्मणि)
मह्नःof the greatness/might
मह्नः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमहन/मह्न् (प्रातिपदिक; ‘महत्त्व/बल’)
ऋतेwithout, apart from
ऋते:
(निषेध-सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऋते (अव्यय) < √ऋ (गतौ) (निरुक्तपरम्परा)
कर्मwork, rite
कर्म:
कर्म (उदजा॑यन्तेः)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
उद्up, forth
उद्:
(क्रियाविशेषण)
TypePreverb
Rootउद् (उपसर्ग)
अजायन्तwere born/arose
अजायन्त:
(क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√जन् (जनने)
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
कर्ता
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
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